Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 49, Part VI, Section 1 (49 VI 1)

Salem Steel Plant development plan

The Salem Steel Plant New Town Development Authority announced that its New Town Development Plan had been prepared and consented through Government Order G.O.(Ms.) No. 165, Housing and Urban Development (UD 2) Department, dated 13 July 2006.

Key provisions were:

• The consented plan and all enclosures could be inspected free of cost during office hours at the Salem Steel Plant New Town Development Authority office in Salem.
• A person affected by the plan could submit an objection or suggestion within 60 days.
• Representations could be made in writing or in person to the Member Secretary, Salem Steel Plant New Town Development Authority, at the Office of the Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning, No. 6, Sannathi Street, Subramaniya Nagar, Salem, 636 005.

The notice is relevant to owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land affected by the Salem Steel Plant New Town Development Plan.

Separate District Munsif Court at Sivakasi

The High Court, Madras issued four notifications pursuant to Government Order G.O.Ms.No.1112, Home (Cts.III) Department, dated 27 August 2008. They modify notifications published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 7 December 1994 and provide for an exclusive separate District Munsif Court at Sivakasi.

The notifications provide that:

• Sivakasi in Virudhunagar District is the place where the District Munsif Court, Sivakasi, will be held.
• The court has local jurisdiction over the entire Revenue Taluk of Sivakasi except Mangalam Firka.
• The District Munsif may hear original suits and proceedings within that jurisdiction where the amount or value of the subject matter does not exceed one lakh rupees, unless otherwise excluded.
• The court also has Small Causes Court jurisdiction for eligible suits up to five thousand rupees.
• These jurisdictional provisions take effect when the District Munsif, Sivakasi, assumes charge.

These provisions may affect where qualifying civil and property disputes arising within the stated area must be filed.

Court name change

The High Court, Madras also announced that when the separate District Munsif Court at Sivakasi is constituted, the existing District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Sivakasi, will become the Judicial Magistrate Court, Sivakasi.